PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Pavel Dubrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fritz Haarmann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Dubrov
vs
Haarmann

192 cm
38
206 lbs
29 - 20 - 1

190 cm
33
223 lbs
25 - 18 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
KO power

Excellent grappler
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 29 - 20 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Pavel Dubrov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of New York, Fritz Haarmann!
The judges for this bout are Emerson Jorge, Felipe Paraventi and Daniel Cesar.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dubrov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Haarmann was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dubrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Haarmann feints a counter leg kick.
Dubrov misses with a straight left.
Dubrov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Dubrov misses with a wild body shot.
Haarmann feints a counter leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Dubrov.
Haarmann moves out of range of the leg kick from Dubrov.
Dubrov looks to land a left hand but Haarmann moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dubrov swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Haarmann tries a quick counter leg kick but Dubrov is wise to it.
Haarmann circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dubrov throws out a powerful jab.
Haarmann takes one on the button.

That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Dubrov misses.
Haarmann was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Dubrov.

Dubrov instigates a clinch.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Haarmann avoids it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dubrov.
Dubrov lands a nice knee to the body.
Haarmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dubrov is defending well for now.
Dubrov has a couple of punches blocked by Haarmann.
Dubrov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dubrov throws a knee to the head but misses.
A head punch on the inside from Dubrov fails to land.

Dubrov manages to break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov throws a solid leg kick but Haarmann takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Dubrov.
Haarmann takes one to the chin there.
Haarmann takes one on the chin but keeps coming.

Dubrov has Haarmann up against the cage in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A short left from Dubrov.
Dubrov with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Haarmann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dubrov missing with knees to the body.
Haarmann trying to land knees to the body.
Dubrov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Haarmann's face.
Dubrov managing to block the knees to the body from Haarmann.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov misses with a knee to the head.
Dubrov swings wildly with an uppercut but Haarmann uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haarmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Dubrov avoids the damage to the body.
Dubrov misses with a knee strike.
Haarmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dubrov is defending well for now.
Haarmann blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Dubrov misses with a knee strike.
Dubrov landing knees to the body.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dubrov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dubrov tries a knee to the head but Haarmann blocks it.
Dubrov tries to land knees in the clinch but Haarmann avoids the damage to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov avoiding damage as Haarmann throws knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Dubrov.
Good body shot from Dubrov.
Haarmann takes a knee to the side of the body.
Dubrov misses with a knee strike.
Dubrov throws a knee to the head but misses.
Dubrov lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dubrov missing with knees to the body.
Dubrov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dubrov working aggressively here.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the head but Haarmann blocks with his arms.
Dubrov misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavel Dubrov dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Haarmann keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Haarmann checks a leg kick.
Dubrov lands a leg kick that knocks Haarmann off balance momentarily.
Haarmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dubrov.
Haarmann only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dubrov will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Haarmann tries a quick counter leg kick but Dubrov is wise to it.
Haarmann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dubrov.
Haarmann was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Pavel Dubrov is winning the standup battle so far.
Dubrov lands with a straight right. Haarmann didn't see that one coming.
Haarmann takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Haarmann ducks under a wild hook from Dubrov.
Pavel Dubrov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Dubrov misses the target.
Dubrov cracks Haarmann with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Haarmann appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dubrov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haarmann flicks out a counter leg kick but Dubrov steps away.
Dubrov throws a leg kick but Haarmann moved away.
Haarmann was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dubrov misses with a straight left.
Dubrov backing away here, and Haarmann unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dubrov connects with a crisp jab.
Dubrov swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haarmann was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Haarmann avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dubrov is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Haarmann can do to turn this around?
Haarmann checks a low kick from Dubrov.

Dubrov instigates a clinch.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haarmann misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Dubrov.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haarmann on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Haarmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Dubrov trying to land knees to the body.
Haarmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Dubrov avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Dubrov.
Dubrov missing with knees to the body.
Haarmann tries to land knees in the clinch but Dubrov avoids the damage to the body.
Dubrov lands a knee to the body.
Dubrov fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dubrov misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dubrov throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Haarmann blocks it with crossed arms.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dubrov working Haarmann over with knees to the body.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov tries to throw a body punch but Haarmann avoids it by throwing Dubrov back against the cage.
Dubrov is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Haarmann is defending well for now.
Dubrov misses with a knee strike.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dubrov misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Haarmann.
Haarmann is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dubrov is defending well for now.
Dubrov utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Dubrov trying to land knees to the body.
Dubrov avoiding damage as Haarmann throws knees to the body.
Dubrov lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dubrov with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Dubrov tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Haarmann blocks a punch to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dubrov.
Dubrov with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dubrov lands a good knee to the midsection. Haarmann won't want to take too many of those.
Haarmann trying to land knees to the body.
Dubrov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dubrov misses with a body punch.
Pavel Dubrov has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Dubrov lands with a right to the head.
Dubrov lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Haarmann backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Dubrov.
Dubrov with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Pavel Dubrov dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Dubrov loads up on a big right hand but Haarmann slips the punch.
Haarmann appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Haarmann uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dubrov.
Dubrov backing away here, and Haarmann unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Dubrov does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Dubrov throws a front kick aimed at Haarmann's knee but Haarmann avoids it well.
Dubrov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Haarmann blocks a jab.
Haarmann walks into a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dubrov misses the shot to the body.
Haarmann blocks a leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Haarmann 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Dubrov misses the shot to the body.
Dubrov backing away here, and Haarmann unleashes a leg kick that just misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dubrov tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Haarmann keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dubrov.
Haarmann slips a jab from Dubrov.
Haarmann was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dubrov misses with a low kick.
Dubrov misses with a body kick.
Haarmann feints a counter leg kick.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Dubrov.
Haarmann ducks under a wild hook from Dubrov.
Dubrov throws a front kick aimed at Haarmann's knee but Haarmann avoids it well.
Haarmann feints a counter leg kick.
Dubrov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haarmann takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haarmann is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Dubrov throws a leg kick but Haarmann sees it coming and moves out of range.
Haarmann flicks out a counter leg kick but Dubrov steps away.
Dubrov tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Haarmann was well out of range. Poor timing from Dubrov.
Haarmann flicks out a counter leg kick but Dubrov steps away.
Dubrov throws a body shot but no joy.
Haarmann appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Haarmann slips a straight right by Dubrov.
Haarmann was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dubrov, right into the meat.
Dubrov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Haarmann moves away.
Haarmann tries a quick counter leg kick but Dubrov is wise to it.
Haarmann takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Haarmann slips under a jab.
Haarmann was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Haarmann checks a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dubrov loads up on a big right hand but Haarmann slips the punch.
Haarmann was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Dubrov connects with a single shot there.
Haarmann blocks a low kick nicely.
Haarmann appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Dubrov throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Haarmann appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Haarmann takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A telegraphed right hand from Dubrov misses the target.
Haarmann only half commits to the counter leg kick.
Dubrov throws a sloppy head kick and Haarmann moves out of range easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dubrov swings for the body but Haarmann moves out of range.
Haarmann tries a quick counter leg kick but Dubrov is wise to it.
Dubrov connects with a crisp jab.
Haarmann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Haarmann feints a counter leg kick.
Pavel Dubrov is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Dubrov misses.
Dubrov dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haarmann. That did some damage!
Dubrov lands a glancing blow to the side of Haarmann's head.
Dubrov connects with an inside leg kick.
Haarmann moves out of range as Dubrov strikes.
Dubrov misses with a low kick.
Haarmann tries a quick counter leg kick but Dubrov is wise to it.
Haarmann avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dubrov backing away here, and Haarmann unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Dubrov with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Haarmann keeps the fight on the outside.
Haarmann flicks out a counter leg kick but Dubrov steps away.
Fritz Haarmann has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dubrov throws a half hearted mid kick.

And that's the end of the fight!
Pavel Dubrov showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dubrov has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Emerson Jorge scores the fight 30:24
Judge Felipe Paraventi scores the fight 30:24
Judge Daniel Cesar scores the fight 30:24

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pavel Dubrov!
In his post fight interview, Pavel Dubrov started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
In defeat, Fritz Haarmann stepped up to the mic, saying 'Zum Teufel!'.